Unity 2018 By Example

Learn about game and virtual reality development by creating five engaging projects, 2nd Edition

Alan Thorn

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781788398701
• eBook ISBN: 9781788479325
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Semantics
• Index: Computer Science

Build exciting 2D/3D games and virtual reality applications with the help of hands-on examples

Key Features

• Create five different types of games from scratch with Unity 2018
• Import custom content into Unity from third-party tools such as Maya and Blender
• Learn to build NPCs with artificial intelligent behavior.

Book Description

Unity is the most exciting and popular engine used for developing games. With its 2018 release, Unity has become the primary source of both game development and virtual reality content.

In Unity 2018 By Example, you'll learn how to use Unity in order to make amazing games from popular genres - from action shooters to mind-bending puzzle games to adventure and Virtual Reality (VR) games. Even if you have no previous experience of using Unity, this book will help you understand the toolsets it provides in depth. In addition to this, you'll understand how to create time-critical collection games, twin-stick space shooters, platformers, and action-fest games with intelligent enemies. Finally, you'll get to grips with creating VR games with the new toolsets introduced by Unity to help you develop amazing VR experiences.

To make things easier, you will be provided with step-by-step tutorials for making five great games in Unity 2018, along with a detailed explanation of all the fundamental concepts. By the end of this book, you'll have established a strong foundation in making games with Unity 2018.

What you will learn

• Understand core Unity concepts, such as game objects, components, and scenes
• Study level-design techniques for building immersive and interesting worlds
• Make functional games with C# scripting
• Use the toolset creatively to build games with different themes and styles
• Handle player controls and input functionality
• Work with terrains and world-creation tools
• Get to grips with making both 2D and 3D games

Who this book is for

You don't need to have any previous experience with Unity to enjoy Unity 2018 By Example, although you need to have basic knowledge of C#.

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Preface

Who this book is for

What this book covers

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1. Unity Fundamentals

Game design

Getting started – Unity and projects

Projects and project folders

Importing assets

Starting a level

Transformations and navigation

Scene building

Lighting and sky

Play testing and the Game tab

Adding a water plane

Adding a coin to collect

Summary

Test your knowledge

Further Reading

2. Creating a Collection Game

Creating a coin material

C# scripting in Unity

Counting coins

Code Sample 2.3

Collecting coins

Code Sample 2.5

Coins and prefabs

Timers and countdowns

Code Sample 2.6

Celebrations and fireworks!

Code Sample 2.7

Play testing

Building

Summary

Test your knowledge

Further reading

3. Creating a Space Shooter

Looking ahead – the completed project

Getting started with a space shooter

Creating a player object

Player input

Code Sample 3.1

Configuring the game camera

Bounds locking

Code Sample 3.2

Health

Code Sample 3.3

Death and particles

Code Sample 3.4

Enemies

Code Sample 3.6

Code Sample 3.7

Code Sample 3.8

Enemy spawning

Code Sample 3.9

Summary

Test your knowledge

Further reading

4. Continuing the Space Shooter

Guns and gun turrets

Ammo prefabs

Code Sample 4-1

Ammo spawning

Code Sample 4.2

Code Sample 4.3

User controls

Scores and scoring – UI and text objects

Working with scores – scripting with text

Code Sample 4.4

Polishing

Testing and diagnosis

Building

Summary

Test your knowledge

Further Reading

5. Creating a 2D Adventure Game

A 2D Adventure – getting started

Importing assets

Creating an environment – getting started

Environment Physics

Creating a player

Scripting the player movement

Code Sample 5.1

Optimization

Summary

Test your knowledge

Further reading

6. Continuing the 2D Adventure

Moving platforms

Code Sample 6.1

Creating other scenes – levels 2 and 3

Kill zones

Code Sample 6.2

The UI health bar

Code Sample 6.3

Ammo and hazards

Gun turrets and ammo

NPCs and quests

Code Sample 6.8

Summary

Test your knowledge

Further Reading

7. Creating Artificial Intelligence

An overview of the project

Getting started

Terrain construction

Navigation and navigation meshes

Building an NPC

Code Sample 7.1

Creating patrolling NPCs

Summary

Test your knowledge

Further Reading

8. Continuing with Intelligent Enemies

Enemy AI – range of sight

Code Sample 8.1

An overview of Finite State Machines

Code Sample 8.2

The Patrol state

Code Sample 8.3

The Chase state

Code Sample 8.4

The Attack state

Code Sample 8.5

Summary

Test your knowledge

Further Reading

9. Entering Virtual Reality

Project Overview – Getting Started

Setting Scene Lighting

Post-Processing Stack 2

Preparing for VR

Summary

Test your knowledge

10. Completing the VR Game

Object Pool and Spawning

Code Sample 10.1

Code Sample 10.2

Creating Intelligent Enemies – Navigation

Creating Intelligent Enemies – FSMs

Code Sample 10.3

Code Sample 10.4

Attack and Damage

Code Sample 10.5

Summary

Test your knowledge

A. Test Your Knowledge Answers

Chapter 1- Unity Fundamentals

Chapter 2- Creating a Collection Game

Chapter 3- Creating a Space Shooter

Chapter 4- Continuing the Space Shooter

Chapter 5- Creating a 2D Adventure

Chapter 6- Continuing the 2D Adventure

Chapter 7- Creating Artificial Intelligence

Chapter 8- Continuing with Intelligent Enemies

Chapter 9- Entering Virtual Reality

Chapter 10- Completing the VR Game

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